Sentences with phrase «when federal politicians»

When federal politicians finally did intervene in health care with the passage of Medicare in 1965, the insurance company model had been developing for decades.

Not exact matches

The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.

There's the federal exchange, of course, but when they're encouraged by their politicians, their churches, and their news stations into not even attempting to sign up they're going to have a coverage gap.

When was the last time you heard a federal politician discuss the topic?

A close associate of former state Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio testified before a federal judge Tuesday that the corrupt Richmond Hill politician used her organization to bilk funds from other groups and ruined not only their friendship but her business when he did not get his way.

But the course of the investigation changed when the Federal Police uncovered evidence of a corruption scheme inside Petrobras, involving contractors, politicians and company executives.

Sheldon Silver is a lawyer, Democratic politician, and former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, an office he held from 1994 until February of 2015, when he submitted his resignation following his arrest on federal corruption charges.

Tensions between the two politicians surfaced almost immediately, when Mr. Cuomo created the Department of Financial Services and put Benjamin Lawsky, a longtime aide and former federal prosecutor, in charge.

As we have seen in the last 19 months, the results on Main Street are difficult to see when the Federal Government is just serving the politicians.

For example, in June 2013, former state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D - NY), who cooperated with federal agents and taped other New York politicians suspected of corruption, said she agreed to a plan to invite suspects to her home so they could be taped, but when federal agents suggested inviting Rep. Meeks, she told them he only «meets in parks» and would be unlikely to come.

The state is the first to implement such a law, a bold move at a time when many federal and state politicians throughout the country are taking action to restrict women's access to contraception, such as defunding Planned Parenthood — a major provider a family planning health care services in the U.S. — and attempting to block a provision in the Affordable Care Act that mandates health insurance companies cover the cost of contraceptives.

When federal officials insist on «accountability,» these are just politicians and bureaucrats mouthing off.

Seems like only yesterday, but it was eight years ago, when politicians came to a very dismal Detroit show following the federal government's bailout of GM and Chrysler (and federal Energy department money for a Ford green car effort).

Federal Coalition politicians have hinted darkly that this «indivisibility» hides AGL's true intent to boost the wholesale electricity price for Bayswater (and all other generators) by reducing supply when Liddell's generators grind to a halt for the last time.

When Alabama Power announced they were planning to retire some coal power plants — Politicians reacted by saying: «Coal was created in Alabama by God, and the federal government should not enact policy that runs counter to God's plan».

So when Washington politicians talk about «defunding» Planned Parenthood, they generally mean cutting off federal money.